On Sun, Nov 13, 2016 at 11:05 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 13th November 2016 > > *Three Dumb Media Claims, Smashed *Tom Woods > > Just when I thought the SJWs couldn’t be more obnoxious, the past five > days came along. > > So much crap, so little time. > > > *(1) There’s a wave of “hate crimes” sweeping the country! *No. No, there > isn’t. This is entirely made up, just like the “ Trump mocked a disabled > reporter > <https://www.catholics4trump.com/the-true-story-donald-trump-did-not-mock-a-reporters-disability/>” > story. > > Even *Reason* magazine, not exactly a pro-Trump outfit, smacked down > <http://reason.com/blog/2016/11/11/election-night-hijab-attack-false> the > “hate crimes” bit. One after the other, these alleged hate crimes are > turning out to be hoaxes, or even just misinterpretations (e.g., the person > who put up a swastika to protest Trump, not in support). > > If you thought for a second they *weren’t* hoaxes, you may belong to the > race of hysterics who believe blacks are about to be exterminated and > homosexuals herded into ovens (yes, I have actually heard this said). > > > *(2) You’ve done your “civic duty” by voting! *Allow me to let Peter > Klein of Baylor University handle this one: > > “There are millions of Americans who do not participate in civil society > in any meaningful way. > > “They don’t belong to a church, club, or social group. > > “They don’t volunteer, help at their kids’ school, or coach a little > league team. > > “They don’t follow current events, aren’t interested in books, and can’t > carry on a meaningful conversation with a neighbor or coworker. > > “They give little to charity. > > “They spend most of their time, in Putnam’s memorable phrase, bowling > alone. > > “That’s fine, everyone can follow his own path. But, every four years, by > showing up at a voting booth and getting a sticker – an act which not only > costs virtually nothing, but also has no discernible impact on electoral > outcomes and hence policies – they are somehow ‘doing their civic duty’?” > > > *(3) “Racism” elected Trump! *Here’s Thaddeus Russell (a Trump opponent, > by the way): > > “There is no evidence at all for the claim that Trump’s victory was due to > a surge in white racism. > > “Trump won 58% of the white vote that is one third of eligible white > voters. In 2012, Romney got a *higher* percentage of the white vote: 59%. > McCain in 2008 received a comparable percentage (55%) and Bush in 2004 got > the same percentage as Trump: 58%. > > “And then there’s this problem for the people on the left who undoubtedly > will insist from now until they are dead that white racism elected Trump: > 94% of the counties that voted for Obama either in 2008 or 2012 and 31% of > the counties that voted for Obama *twice* voted for Trump in 2016. That is, > millions of Trump’s votes came from people who voted for the black guy with > the Muslim name.” > > That’s all I can take. > > http://tomwoods.com/blog/three-dumb-media-claims-smashed/ > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
